Swedish couple are banned from naming their son Vladimir Putin Parents submitted the name to the tax agency, as is required by Swedish law Names are barred if they cause offense of 'discomfort for the bearer' The tax agency's reasoning for blocking the name were not disclosed Names such as Allah, Michael Jackson and Q have previously been barred By Ross Ibbetson For Mailonline Published: 09:41 BST, 10 September 2021 | Updated: 09:41 BST, 10 September 2021 Viewcomments A Swedish couple have been banned from naming their son Vladimir Putin by the tax authorities. The new parents submitted their request to name the boy after the Russian president to the tax agency, as is required by Swedish law. Names can be barred if they are offensive or if they could cause 'discomfort for the bearer,' however the agency's reasoning has not been revealed in this case. A Swedish couple have been banned from naming their son Vladimir Putin (pictured Wednesday in the Kremlin) by the tax authorities The parents from Laholm, southern Sweden, have been forced to go back to the drawing board and come up with a different name for the boy, according to public broadcaster SR. The tax agency has previously rejected first names including Allah, Ford, Michael Jackson, Pilzner, Q and Token. In 2007, a couple successfully had a ruling overturned after the tax agency initially rejected the name Metallica for their daughter. Other parents were able to name their baby boy Google without any issues. In 2019, the most popular names for new baby boys in Sweden were Lucas, followed by Liam and William. For girls, the most popular names were Alice, Olivia and Astrid. Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility